ISBN-13: 9789812772237 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 500 str.
Provides a view of selected topics in knot theory suitable for students, research mathematicians, and readers with backgrounds in other exact sciences, including chemistry, molecular biology and physics. This book covers basic notions in knot theory, as well as methods for handling open problems such as unknotting number and non-algebraic tangles.